THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 16; 1988.
SUDETEN GERMAN LEADER ON LONDON CONVERSATIONS
Well
Satisfied With
Settlement By Negotiation Becoming Likely
Prague, To-day.
Herr Henlein, leader of the Sudeten German min- ority in Czecho-Slovakia, returned home from London, via Berlin, last evening.
He said he was very satisfied with his talks in Lon-
Results Of Talks
JAPANESE-
LUNGHAI CLAIMS
V
Peiping, To-day.
A Japanese official communique claims that troops which crossed the Yellow River near Puyang, in Shantung, cut the Lunghai Rail- way east of Kaifeng, completely stopping railway traffic.-Reuter.
BRITISH PROTEST IN PEIPING
Peiping, To-day.
The British authorities made re- presentations to the Japanese au- thorities last night following the exercise of military control in the Legation quarter by Japanese forces.
don, where he is reported to have gained the JAPAN CLAIMS Legation quarter
impression that Britain would not allow the
peace of Europe to be disturbed, and therefore LONG DISTANCE
the claims of the Sudetens could be settled only by negotiation.
Herr Henlein hoped the political situation consequently
would be much eased.
Dr. Krofta, the Foreign Minister, saw the British and French Minis- ters in Prague yesterday, and pro- mised to do everything to satisfy the demands of the Sudeten Ger-
mans.
Dr. Krofta is understood to have
CZECH REPLY TO BRITAIN
AIR RECORD
Kisarazus, near-Tokyo, To-day. Breaking the world long-distance flying record by covering 11,600 kilometres in 62 hours 23 minutes,
This control included the plac- ing outside the British Embassy entrance of a Japanese soldier with fixed bayonet.
Traffic in the streets was' stop- ped, causing much inconvenience in the entire Diplomatic Quarter. Reason-for-the-step appears to have been the return from sightseeing expedition of Prince Chichibu, who is residing at the
a
LONDON, TO-DAY. the Japanese monoplane "Wings of Japanese Embassy.-Reuter. THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GOV-the Century" landed at 7.21 last ERNMENT'S REPLY TO THE
WEATHER FORECAST
4
The Royal Observatory. reports
Pacific to the south east of Japan;
BRITISH MEDIATION MOVE evening at the aerodrome here. stated that the new Nationality WAS RECEIVED HERE DURING The big plane had completed ·29 Statute would provide proportional THE WEEKEND. THE REPLY representation for the German po- HAD BEEN COMMUNICATED laps of the 400 kilometres triangu-that the anticyclone remains in the pulation in all spheres of public ad- TO THE BRITISH MINISTER IN lar course since its take-off at 4.55 depressions are situated over Man- ministration and some form of self- PRAGUE ON SATURDAY AFTER-on Friday morning. administration.
NOON.
It is believed the latter will pro-
An identical note was handed to bably be brought about by increased the French Minister in Prague at powers in local councils, including the same time. control of the police.-Reuter.
VARIOUS IMPLICATIONS
The Czech reply is now being ex- amined by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain and the For- London, To-day. eign Secretary, Lord Halifax, who Konrad Henlein left London on returned from Geneva to Saturday evening. He boarded the yesterday.
Its feat is stated to have broken the endurance mark set by the French ace, Madrice Rossi.
churia and to the east of the Loo- choos.
Local forecast:-S. winds, moder ate; fair to showery.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. P. The plane covered 10,800 kilo-Guest will be glad to hear that their is progressing metres at an average cruising seven-year-old son
an hour, very`favourably following his opera- speed of 180 kilometres London
for compared with the Frenchman's tion
acute appendicitis - at Kowloon Hospital..
plane at Croydon to fly to Berlin The Czech reply will be discussed average of 149.85.-Reuter. from where he intends to continue by the Cabinet at its regular ses-
his journey by train to Prague.
Although still apparently in dark as to the nature of the conversa- tions which the Sudeten German leader had with members of the British Government during his un- expected visit to London, the news- papers are still busy in discussing the various implications of this visit. Trans-Ocean.
· SUNDAY COMMENT
sion-on-Wednesday-next.-Trans-
Ocean..
RUMANIA'S
JEWISH PROBLEM
Geneva, To-day. Endeavours of the delegates of the Jewish World Congress to per- suade the French, British and Ru- manian Foreign Ministers to make the various petitions of Jewish groups the subject of a formal de bate in the League Council were unsuccessful.
London, To-day. The usefulness of the Sudeten German Leader, Konrad Henlein's visit to London, is stressed by the "Sunday Times," which writes that
The League Council, however, the conversations which Herr Hen-discussed the question of relief fo lein had with Mr. Churchill and
Jewish refugees. The Rumanian other prominent personalities Foreign Minister agreed to subject would seem to have paved the way the laws passed by the Goga Ca for peaceful solution of the Czecho-binet to a re-examination.-Trans- slovak problem.
According to the paper, the im-
Ocean.
NO DETAILS
pression prevails in political cir-sent to a solution within the frame- cles here that Herr Henlein is pre-work of the Czechoslovak Constitu- revise some of his de- tion on condition that the latter be pared to mands.
suitably modified.-Trans-Ocean. The paper states that it is in a position to affirm that Herr Henlein will commence negotiations with
Prague, To-day. the Foreign Minister, Dr. Hodza, within the next ten days, and that Konrad Henlein, leader of the the Statute of, Nationalities elabor-Sudeten Germans in Czechoslova ated by the Czechoslovak Govern-kid, who returned to Asch yester-
from his visit ment will in practice provide for day afternoon autonomy of Sudeten Germans, al-London, declared that he was very though the word "autonomy" itself satisfied, with the results of the will be avoided...
journey, but revealed no details of The paper believes that the Ger-his discussions to press correspon- man Government is willing to con- dents.--Trans-Ocean.
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